Kohanga Reo supporters from around the country have been putting their case to the Waitangi Tribunal today for an urgent hearing; The Trustees of Te Rakato marae on Mahia Peninsular in Northern Hawke's Bay, have failed in a bid to overturn resource consents for a sewerage and roading project; A tribal-led body examining the basic rules that New Zealanders should live by, is being inspired by the treatment of indigenous people in Latin America.